12-14—School social work: Launching Pupil Services
Teams Into the New Millennium, sponsored by the School Social Work
Association of America and the Western Alliance of School Social
Workers, for school social workers, in Las Vegas. Contact: Karen
Ditmar, 2333 N.E. Ridgewood Drive, Portland OR 97212; (503) 282-4133 or
(847) 289-4642; fax: (503) 282-6175; e-mail: [email protected].

16-17—School choice: National Conference on School
Choice and Education Change with International Pre-Conference,
sponsored by Michigan State University College of Education, for
education policymakers from local schools and school districts, charter
schools, chartering agencies, intermediate school districts, colleges
and universities, state and federal governmental agencies,
representatives of major education stakeholder organizations, at the
Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center at MSU in East Lansing, Mich.
Contact: Dr. Barbara W. Markle, Director of K-12 Outreach; MSU College
of Education; 518 Erickson Hall, East Lansing, MI 48823; (517)
353-8950; fax: (515) 353- 6393; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.educ.msu.edu.

16-18—Math: March Into the New Millennium with
Mathematics, sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of
Mathematics, the Alabama Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the
Central Alabama Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the North Alabama
Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the West Alabama Council of
Teachers of Mathematics, for math teachers, mathematicians, and
education administrators, in Mobile, Ala. Registration deadline: Feb.
17. Contact: NCTM Convention Services Dept., 1906 Association Drive,
Reston, VA 20191-1593; (800) 235-7566; fax: (703) 476-2970; e- mail:
[email protected]; Web site:
www.nctm.org.

16-18—Professional development: National Council of
Teachers of English Spring Conference, sponsored by the NCTE, for
teachers of elementary and secondary English and teacher-educators, in
New York City. Contact: Membership Service Representative, NCTE, 1111
W. Kenyon Rd., Urbana, IL 61801-1096; (217) 328-3870; fax: (217)
328-0977; e-mail: [email protected].

25-28—Professional development: Making Connections:
Developing Connected, Non-Violent Children in the Age of Columbine,
sponsored by the International Elementary School Consortium, for
elementary school teams of teachers, principals, central office staff,
and board members, in New Orleans. Contact: Julie Gray; IESC; (248)
435-8400, ext. 232; fax: (248) 435-6170.

25-28—Young children: How Young Children Build Skills
of Well-Being in the Age of Columbine, sponsored by the International
Elementary School Consortium, for elementary school teachers,
principals, office staff, and board members, in New Orleans. Contact:
Julie Gray, IESC; (248) 435-8400, ext. 232; fax: (248) 435- 6170.